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Ruth 1:17-18 Ruth: God's Faithfulness in the Midst of Grief and Loss

17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever so severely, if anything but death separates you and me.”

18 When Naomi realized that Ruth was determined to go with her, she stopped urging her.

Cross References for Ruth 1:17-18

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